prospective

Example Sentences

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“Tradititionally, when stocks get this expensive,” he says, “there are very little prospective returns looking forward.”

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

The audit report, published in 2022, called for a series of emergency regulations to be implemented within one year to “protect the health and safety of current and prospective hospice patients.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Kentucky holds that prosecutors may not use peremptory strikes to exclude prospective jurors on the basis of race.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

For much of the last century, colleges prospered with the same playbook: enrolling a larger slice of an ever-growing pool of prospective students, raising tuition and investing in campus amenities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Inside the front cover, in a note dated June 3, 1974, he wrote, “As a prospective English major, I felt you couldn’t survive without the Sonnets.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove